Pass rate
85.7%
Above average — 5.5 pts ahead of the 80.2% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 489 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £41–£110
2014 Land Rover Sport MOT pass rate
- 2014
- 2 trims combined
- typical 88,393 mi
Most common fault
Brakes
28.8% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Part only £25–£40 for Brake pads under 1.5 mm. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2014 85.7% pass · this year
- Avoid 2007 80.2% pass
Across the 3 years on record, a spread of 5.5 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 83.8%
- Typical mileage
- 88k mi
The 2014 Land Rover Sport MOT pass rate is 85.7% of its MOT tests — 5.5 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 28.8% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Land Rover Sport does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Brakes: 1.4× the national share
Brakes make up 28.8% of everything recorded on the 2014 Land Rover Sport, against 20.9% nationally — 7.9 points above. Have the discs and pads measured rather than glanced at, and ask whether the handbrake holds on a slope.
- Beats its own age and mileage. Once you allow for how old and how far these cars have been driven, the expected pass rate is 80.2% and this one manages 85.7% — 5.5 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 14% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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Every Land Rover Sport first registered in 2014 is combined here — 2 trim and body variants in total — so the sample is as large as the DVSA data allows.
How does the 2014 Land Rover Sport compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 80.2%, so this figure is 5.5 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 83.8%. The median 2014 Land Rover Sport in this dataset had covered 88,393 mi.
97% of the tests on this vehicle ran on Diesel, which passed 85.4% of the time. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 87.2% of the time, April–September 84.3%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view", noted on 3.89% of tests.
- 489 recorded tests behind this page.
- 85.7% overall pass rate, 83.8% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Land Rover Sport, the average is 84.5% — best year 2014 (85.7%), worst 2007 (80.2%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 489
- Typical mileage (median)
- 88,393 mi
- Make and model
- Land Rover Sport
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Windscreen
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Sport MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 75% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Diesel is the most common here (97% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the Sport
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 101 | 88.1% |
| North West | 69 | 82.6% |
| East of England | 57 | 86.0% |
| South West | 55 | 87.3% |
| Yorkshire | 50 | 88.0% |
| East Midlands | 40 | 77.5% |
| Wales | 37 | 89.2% |
| West Midlands | 27 | 85.2% |
| North East | 23 | 78.3% |
| Scotland | 19 | 84.2% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2014 Sport
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2014 Sport
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the windscreen 3.9% of tests
“windscreen damaged”
Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.
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Check the lights 3.1% of tests
“srs malfunction indicator lamp warning lamp indicates a fault”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
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Check the suspension joints 2.7% of tests
“ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2014 Sport through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £41–£110 — and 14% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £41–£110
- Cheapest common item: srs malfunction indicator lamp warning lamp…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: joints constant velocity boot severely…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 70%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 14%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 489 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Sport, side by side
3 model years on record, from 2007 to 2014. Across them the pass rate runs from 80.2% to 85.7% — a spread of 5.5 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2007 80.2% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2008 81.7% position lamp not working
- 2014 85.7%windscreen damaged but not…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2014 Land Rover Sport with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2014 cars with a similar record
- BMW 518 85.8%
- Volkswagen Golf 85.6%
- Audi A6 85.6%
- Mercedes-Benz Gla 85.6%
- Volkswagen Up 85.9%
- Smart Mcc Fortwo 85.5%
Closest pass rates among 2014 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2014 Land Rover Sport 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 590 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 172 | 28.80% | 20.89% | +7.91 |
| Tyres | 142 | 23.80% | 19.76% | +4.04 |
| Suspension | 79 | 13.20% | 20.98% | −7.78 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 68 | 11.40% | 5.52% | +5.88 |
| Visibility | 31 | 5.20% | 4.97% | +0.23 |
| Non-component advisories | 26 | 4.40% | 4.18% | +0.22 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 23 | 3.90% | 12.21% | −8.31 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 21 | 3.50% | 5.57% | −2.07 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 19 | 3.20% | 0.82% | +2.38 |
| Road Wheels | 9 | 1.50% | 0.75% | +0.75 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 3.9% | £80–200 |
| Srs malfunction indicator lamp warning lamp indicates a fault Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | Major | 3.1% | £3–12 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 2.7% | £18–45 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Major | 2.3% | £40–150 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 2.0% | £80–250 |
| Ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension | Major | 1.8% | £18–45 |
| Has ply or cords exposed Tyres | Major | 1.6% | £45–95 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 1.4% | £45–95 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Major | 1.4% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 1.0% | £18–45 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 15.8% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 14.1% | £18–45 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 8.4% | £45–110 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 7.4% | £40–150 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 6.5% | £200–700 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 5.3% | £80–180 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 3 | 100.0% | 27,475 mi |
| 30-60k | 60 | 88.3% | 49,719 mi |
| 60-90k | 199 | 84.9% | 76,960 mi |
| 90-120k | 165 | 86.1% | 102,986 mi |
| 120k+ | 62 | 83.9% | 132,718 mi |
Source: 489 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2014 Sport MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2014 Land Rover Sport?
85.7% of the 489 2014 Land Rover Sport tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 80.2% for cars first used in 2014. First-attempt pass rate: 83.8%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2014 Land Rover Sport?
The three most recorded items are windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.89%), srs malfunction indicator lamp warning lamp indicates a fault (3.07%), ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (2.66%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2014 Land Rover Sport MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 100.0% of the time, falling to 83.9% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2014 Land Rover Sport in this dataset had covered 88,393 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2014 Land Rover Sport?
Diesel: 85.4% pass rate across 474 tests. Other: 93.3% pass rate across 15 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2014 Land Rover Sport MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 87.2% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 84.3%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.